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“Silver Adventures”- Captain Joshua Slane – 14SE20- ‘Crafty move!’ by joshuaslane

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“Silver Adventures”- Captain Joshua Slane – 14SE20- ‘Crafty move!’
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⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...

*[Last times...]*

“Lightin’ aff onie guns while th' Keptin is sleepin' woods be a dire wrath itself!" Andofzara warned.
“Aye, yoo’re reit…go wake heem…”
*“Bloody hell?!”*

Not replying, Errislravenhill grinned a bit as she slid her scope back open and scanned the waters ahead. Andofzara exhaled loudly and then headed for the galley stairs...

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*[On the Silverton, St. Lawrence River, Quebec…]*

Within minutes the river blockade came into full sight of Cockpit Mate - Surgeon's Mate Errislravenhill’s scope…


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*“Bloody hell!”* She whispered in dismay as she ran her scope back and forth across the river.

![kerrislravenhill-2.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVfBT221Sn3hSTd5BEeZzuqAVJWQz6wmX8yiokrqJmtkh/kerrislravenhill-2.jpg)

A quarter mile ahead, trees lay in a jumble one top of one another, many from the north shore and many more from the south. In the middle, a small piece of open water remained, too narrow for a thirty-six gun frigate to pass through…

*”Lower th' foresail an' th' second jib!”* She called out to the forecastle crew.
*”Aye, aye Sairrr!”* Petty Officer – Quartermaster Ollingthunder called back as he directed Seamen- Carpenter's Crew Himmel, Lobberchops and Eam  to run the rigging lines up and lower the big sail.
![Rollingthunder.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbZM6m55o92Vn6e5QKqKGBLP8nMuE1QiRNCDLbgfdhWMY/Rollingthunder.jpg)
![Dhimmel.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmd8yNv222DrRkpD7BH1SKEKj16QCpggyCWFysk6N4BMLX/Dhimmel.jpg)
![Slobberchops.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmVEscZ5EakBGgAmxMgWW7GNzRz5gJNPMkSTQfGLWiMLcs/Slobberchops.jpg)

As the big ship began to slow down, Errislravenhill glanced nervously at the southern shoreline. She could see movement all along the river’s edge, warriors running to positions in the bushes.

*[Down below…in front of the great cabin…]*
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Petty Officer – Caulker Andofzara and Petty Officer – Quartermaster Bock stood nervously in front of the Captain’s door. Finally, exhaling deeply, Andofzara rapped on the big oak door…
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*“Wussatt…?! Fa’s thaur?!”* Came the Captain’s voice after a moment.

“Petty Officer Andofzara Sairrr!”
![Handofzara.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmeDPMuBBZKUGJSEH7SMpjDHAc5z3R2Bexe6seQXpSgG84/Handofzara.jpg)
*“Whit is it?!”*
*“A blockade in th' river Sairrr! Caller-cut trees!”* 

For a moment there was no answer. Andofzara glanced at Bock and the back at the door. 
![Pbock.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNP89ukWjEVRZqaEjFvr5DWr428MATQhsytHfWEMoX285/Pbock.jpg)
Finally, without notice, the big door swung open and the Captain walked out and hurried up the hallway toward the galley stairs.  The two Petty Officers fell into line right behind him without a word.

*[Bird Island, Indian Ocean…]*

![Bird-Island.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmSPGQraHVZHrKvYaaKiundhX628SyWaf27r8G7uWYNtJF/Bird-Island.jpg)

As the small dhow slowly made its way to the beach, Asif stepped up on the bow and jumped the small distance across the water to dry sand.

The stranger didn’t move where he lay spread-eagle, but when the keel of the dhow began to scraped against the small stones and sand of the shallows, he bolted upright quickly!

Asif stood only twenty feet from the man and gazed at him. His tattered leggings were obviously military in style. His chest and arms were burned badly from the sun and he wore no shirt at all. On his chest, two or three wounds could be seen, mostly healed in an ugly pattern of scarred skin. The man was obviously under-nourished and his eyes were shut tight as he tilted his head and listened carefully.

“Skipper! Don’t go any closer!” The Abdul called out from the dhow.

Immediately the stranger’s head swung to the left and he faced the direction of the voice!

Asif quickly waved his hands at Abdul in a motion that urged him to remain silent. He then stepped two steps closer and observed the stranger. He was obviously a European and his reddish-tinted hair and beard was long and ragged with a spattering of grey.

Finally, the Asif spoke in his best broken English…

“Stranger…no fear…we come as friend.”
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The man quickly jumped to his feet and stood in a half crouch, turned his head to the right and then to the left, trying to pin-point the location of his intruders!

“Let us help you…” He continued in a soft and steady voice.

The stranger jerked his head directly towards Asif, his eyes still shut tight.  Then he muttered his first words…

*“Yoo’re…Sassenach?!”* He muttered in a raspy voice that trailed off almost into a whisper.

It was obvious that he had not used his voice in a long time…

“No…I am Saudi…my name... *Asif*..." 

The stranger tucked his chin down and warily moved his hands in front of him in a slow circle, as if to ward off any attack.

“Jinn…ye ur…of th’ Jinn’s cheils?!” The stranger said in the same raspy voice.
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Suddenly Asif had a flash of memory! That voice! The military garb, the Jinn...??

*“No!*…not from the Jinn!”

*[Back on the Silverton, St. Lawrence River…]*
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The Captain hurried up on the main deck in long strides. His bloodshot green eyes quickly scanning the river ahead as he then turned and ran up the stairs of the bridge!

*“Sairrr!”* Errislravenhill said with a salute, *“Th' Indians hav blockaded th' river wi' trees!”*

Not replying, the Captain grabbed the scope out of her hand and slid it open. He quickly scanned the river ahead and the surrounding shoreline…
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*“Crafty move!”* He said bluntly as he slapped the scope shut.

 Turning towards Errislravenhill he then rattled off a string of orders…

**“Bring th' foresail clootie back-up half-ways an' gezz a stoaner portside rudder! Ahh wants every available gunner oan th' starboard line, lower level, aw gin doors open!”**
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“Aye Sairrr!” Errislravenhill replied as she ran down the bridge stairs to the main deck an began directing the orders...

***“Seaman- Quarter Gunners Pine, Innowbooster, Evo an’ Illielow, git belaw an' open th' gin doors oan th' second gun deck, starboard side!”***

*“Aye Sairrr!” “Aye, aye!” “Aye!”*

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![willielow.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZ3jTJpnfk3BSoRs4jh123Fk7cCdkpN8yEcxMhymppogp/willielow.jpg)


***”Seaman- Carpenter's Crew Himmel, Oldrooster, Lobberchops an’ Welang, git hans oan 'att foresail main an’ bring 'er back up tae half mest!”***

*“Aye Sairrr!” “Aye!” “Aye, aye!”*
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⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵

**Vocab fur lainlubbers:**

aff (off)
aheid (ahead)
baa (ball)
bair (bore)
baw (bow)
ben (through)
caller (fresh)
dae (do)
drap (drop)
enaw (enough)
fa's (who's)
gezz (give me)
gin (gun)
hans (hands)
heelain (highland)
hiner (hope)
hodden (cheap, common)
jobby (shit)
ken (know)
loch (like)
mest (mast)
nae (no)
noo (now)
och (oh)
onie (any)
puckle (couple)
reek (smoke)
shaw (show)
stoaner (hard)
tois (two)
uir (our)
waur (were)
woriat (worried)
yak (eye)
yin (one)
zooterkins (God's wounds)

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